DNV has appointed Océane King head of its Miami Cruise Center, the classification society’s dedicated hub for the North American cruise market. King is returning to DNV after seven years at Royal
MSC Cruises has celebrated a major milestone in the construction of its next flagship, MSC World Atlantic, as the ship touched water for the first time at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire,
The world’s largest cruise shipping company, Miami-headquartered Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) says that its business is “delivering unforgettable happiness.” Some of that happiness seems to have reached the markets this morning, with the
Guilford, Conn.-headquartered, American Cruise Lines christened its brand new American Ranger in a ceremony held on the Hudson River last week. The ship is the third new ship the company has launched
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) reports that it has released its annual Environmental Technologies and Practices (ETP) report. CLIA notes that its EDP report, published annually since 2018, is the only
Viking (NYSE: VIK) reports that Fincantieri’s Ancona Shipyard has floated out the Viking Astrea. It is the second of Viking’s ocean cruise ships to have a hybrid propulsion system based partially on
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.’s Oceania Cruises brand marked a major milestone in the construction of its newest ship, Oceania Sonata, as the vessel was floated out today at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard
Harland & Wolff has secured the largest cruise ship refurbishment project to be undertaken at its Belfast, Northern Ireland, shipyard since the company was acquired by Spain’s Navantia Group. The project involves
Fincantieri and Viking [NYSE:VIK] announced yesterday that they have signed contracts for the construction of two new cruise ships, following the exercise of the options granted and announced in April 2025. Based
In a cruise industry first, Miami-headquartered Carnival Cruise Line (CCL) has signed an agreement to implement Jotun’s robotic, proactive Hull Skating Solution (HSS) hull cleaning technology on Carnival Pride. First introduced in
